{"nhtsa_id":10157652,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2019-04-08","date":"2012-10-15","document_id":"V401204 2014645","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; SUSPENSION; STRUCTURE","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Technical Bulletin (Front Suspension, Knocking Noise): A Knocking noise from vehicle front. Typically occurs only one time after each direction change (forward or backward, left or right). The sub frame shifts slightly relative to the body due to wax residue in-between components. Maximum acceleration and braking in vehicles that are driven hard are contributors to the occurrence. This document discusses the \"Fault Codes\" necessary to diagnosis, and potential remedy of the issue. The fault codes for checking warranty coverage for servicing the vehicle are also available.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157652-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2012/MC-10157652-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10157652","components":[{"id":"structure-body","name":"Body and frame","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"labels-manuals","name":"Labels and manuals","parent":null},{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CC","year_from":2009,"year_to":2011,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"CC","year_from":2012,"year_to":2012,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_volkswagen_cc"]},{"make":"VOLKSWAGEN","model":"PASSAT","year_from":2006,"year_to":2010,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2006_volkswagen_passat","2007_volkswagen_passat","2008_volkswagen_passat","2009_volkswagen_passat","2010_volkswagen_passat"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.","attribution":[]}